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Six Tunisian players test COVID-19 positive at Cup of Nations

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January 12, 2022 Mali's Falaye Sacko with Tunisia's Hannibal Mejbri after the match REUTERS

Six Tunisian players have tested positive for COVID-19, adding to the increasing number of infections at the Africa Cup of Nations in a blow to their immediate prospects at the tournament in Cameroon.

Defender Dylan Bronn, Oussama Haddadi and Mohamed Drager and strikers Issam Jebali, Naim Sliti and Yoann Touzghar have all gone into isolation, the Tunisian Football Federation said on Friday.

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